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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brook Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brook Glen and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Brook Glen:
- 29.656800, -95.105400
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Brook Glen
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Harris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
- Since Brook Glen is near Chambers County and also Galveston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Galveston County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Brook Glen
Communities Also Named Brook Glen ...
We found one communities that are also named Brook Glen.
Within Texas, the name Brook Glen is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Brook Glen in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Brook Glen is located in DeKalb County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brook Glen that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Brook Glen.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brook Glen ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Clear Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Crescent
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Deer Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gulf Palms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gulf Palms is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Palms
- Humble Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Humble Camp is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble Camp
- Link Five
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Link Five is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link Five
- Lynchburg Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lynchburg Landing is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg Landing
- Mystic Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mystic Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Village
- Pipers Meadow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pipers Meadow is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Meadow
- Red Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bluff is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Scarsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scarsdale is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
- Shady Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sun Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sun Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Tarrytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tarrytown is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
- University Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- University Green is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Green
- University Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- University Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
How Far From Brook Glen to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Brook Glen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brook Glen and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brook Glen to Houston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,209 miles [1,945.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,082 miles [11,397.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,802 miles [12,556.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,677 miles [9,136.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brook Glen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Brook Glen to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brook Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6568, Longitude: -95.1054 In this case, the coordinates for Brook Glen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.405 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.282 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.259 degrees. |
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